Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

Bible References

A faithful

1 Timothy 1:19
keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.
1 Timothy 3:1
It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
1 Timothy 4:9
It is a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance.
2 Timothy 2:11
It is a trustworthy statement:
For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
Titus 3:8
This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men.
Revelation 21:5
And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.”
Revelation 22:6
And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.

Worthy

John 1:12
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Acts 11:1
Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
1 John 5:11
And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

Of whom

1 Timothy 1:13
even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;
Job 42:6
Therefore I retract,
And I repent in dust and ashes.”
Ezekiel 16:63
so that you may remember and be ashamed and never open your mouth anymore because of your humiliation, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done,” the Lord God declares.
Ezekiel 36:31
Then you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and your abominations.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Ephesians 3:8
To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,

General references

Leviticus 13:16
Or if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,
Matthew 18:11
[For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.]
Mark 2:10
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—He *said to the paralytic,
Luke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
Luke 15:1
Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.
Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
1 Timothy 4:9
It is a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance.